Ok this is a pretty vague question and may not even warrant an answer but I have been getting calls from friends saying they cannot VNC into their box even though VNC server has been enabled. They say VNC'ing into Windows is easy. So is there anything overly obvious refusing a connection? My first thought is that iptables blocks the port which isn't a bad thing since security is important whereas on Windows you only get alerted if you took the time to install a firewall. I haven't got access to the box itself though I will be using a shell on there sometime tomorrow. So if anyone has any suggestions before I dive in they will be much appreciated.

Ok, since I have VNC set up on all my computer (windoz too), I guess I'll blurb out whateva I'm gonna say now:

First, make sure port 5900 is open, both TCP and UDP, both directions.

Second, I'd recommend you get the tightvnc-server, as it is better than the regular vnc-server (much better compression and therefore speed without quality loss). Also use tightvnc(-viewer) instead of the default one, its much more efficient, like the server.

Finally, check all the configuration files, which are located in:
/usr/share/doc/tightvnc-1.2.9

Don't forget to set the passwords:

/etc/sysconfig/vncservers

Also, use x11vnc if you want to open a VNC connection on a X11 server that is already open.

What I am having problems with however is getting vnc to use the correct window Manager. Although i have used switchdesk get XFCE, and that works fine for the actual console, *but* vncserver continues to TWM. Thus my vncviewer just gets TWM.

Does anyone know how to get vncserver to use another WM? Or rather, where else is TWM set as window manager, where switchdesk is not changin it?

:arrow: err.. stevo you said u use it a lot? How do you get to choose your wm?

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